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Blackburn newsagent disappointed at cigarette display ban vote
5:17pm Tuesday 13th October 2009
AN East Lancashire newsagents spokesman says he's disappointed after MPs voted to ban tobacco from being displayed in shops.
The Health Bill, which also includes a ban on cigarette vending machines, was passed by the Commons last night.
It will now be considered by the House of Lords and could mean cigarettes removed from display by 2013.
Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UK’s chief executive, said: “We are delighted that MPs have voted to protect young people from tobacco marketing.
”Putting tobacco out of sight in shops and removing cigarette vending machines will help reduce the number of young people taking up a lethal addiction: tobacco kills half of all long term users.”
But Blackburn councillor Suleman Khonat, who is national president of the National Federation of retail Newsagents (NFRN), said: “We are very disappointed that tobacco displays are scheduled to be removed from 2013 in small stores.
”Independent newsagents truly support the Department of Health’s efforts in reducing smoking overall but this legislation has been ill thought-out and will be ineffective.
"The NFRN has always believed that there were other, more effective, actions that the Government could take to stop youngsters smoking, such as making proxy purchasing of cigarettes by adults for children illegal, making it illegal for children to purchase cigarettes in shops, and for greater action to be taken against tobacco smugglers who have no concerns about selling tobacco to minors.”
More than 18,000 independent news and convenience retailers are members of the NFRN.
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Akki, Accy says...
5:33pm Tue 13 Oct 09
Lets hope its not 2 steps back somewhere else.
touch, London says...
7:32pm Tue 13 Oct 09
pip-pip, says...
8:07pm Tue 13 Oct 09
In the meantime, Mr Khonat's members will have to get the shop fitters in to rearrange their shops at huge expense, and the ciggy machine operators will go bust. Just absolutly bonkers - just like large amounts of this p**s poor governments legislation.
I had hoped there was some decency left in the Labour party and its MP's, and they would ditch Brown at the Conference. But no: it seems they are to shuffle the deckchairs looking for the best seat as the ship of state - and the country - goes down the pan. Did you notice that Baroness Amos (who she? you may ask) has bailed out and found a nice earner for the next few years as High Commissioner in Australia. I'm sure that will go down like a lead balloon in Oz!!
Michael@ClitheroeSince58, Clitheroe says...
8:21pm Tue 13 Oct 09
johnleo, blackburn says...
9:16pm Tue 13 Oct 09
burner, blackburn says...
9:32pm Tue 13 Oct 09
Lifeinthemix, Accrington says...
10:05pm Tue 13 Oct 09
Smokers pay for the NHS!
This is Hitler tactics, he banned smoking to prevent gatherings to prevent the spread of information, and to create the tell tale society.
wackyracer, Blackburn says...
9:11am Wed 14 Oct 09
happycyclist, Darwen says...
9:37am Wed 14 Oct 09
Michael@ClitheroeSinHa ha! Anyone else remember the scary posters warning "New Labour, New Danger"?
ce58 wrote:
New Labour, New Danger
The creature from the black lagoon with Tony Bliar's eyes was the best.
Ned Kelly was pretty funny, too.
AnthonyUK, Accrington says...
11:03am Wed 14 Oct 09
AnthonyUK, Accrington says...
11:22am Wed 14 Oct 09
LeahC, Blackburn says...
6:16pm Tue 27 Oct 09
DISAPPOINTED: Suleman Khonat
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burner, blackburn says...
5:26pm Tue 13 Oct 09